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Jessica Stillman, inc.com START IT UP An epic fail early in his career taught HomeAway co-founder Brian Sharples that it’s a good idea to hire folks who have a healthy familiarity with failure. You think you’ve had bad days? HomeAway co-founder Brian Sharples once l… http://flpbd.it/vdiDV HomeAway Co-Founder: Why I Hire Failures Related articles HomeAway…
Eric V. Holtzclaw, inc.com LEAN FORWARD Instead, I give candidates permission to stalk me. They should find out what I’m up to, track me down, introduce themselves, let me get to know them. It works. People often ask me how to get a job at my company, User Insight. T… http://flpbd.it/JhhGm Why I Never Post…
Why Management Consultants Need To Make Apps, Take “Rep Rides,” And Study High-Selling Hair Farmers By David Zax, fastcompany.com To create real value, Bluewolf consultants shadow their clients’ representatives in the field. The results often involve mobile apps streamlining their work. The management consulting industry has been much maligned in recent years. The… RT @FastCompany:…
2U One-Ups MOOCs, Coursera, Now Offers Online Undergrad Courses From Top Schools For Credit Rip Empson, techcrunch.com Four years after it launching its first graduate program with USC, 2U today has announced its foray into undergraduate education through a new program called Semester Online. The company will be powering a virtual classroom… Related articles Exploring…
Degreed Wants To Jailbreak The College Degree Rip Empson, techcrunch.com There’s a lot of buzz about how new education platforms are making it easy to acquire the kind of skills that, traditionally, have been reserved for the hallowed halls of higher education. These services, whether it be Khan Academy … http://flpbd.it/78Qy4 Related articles We Want…
Cyber Corps program trains spies for the digital age By Ken Dilanian, Washington Bureau, latimes.com NATION At the University of Tulsa school, students learn to write computer viruses, hack digital networks and mine data from broken cellphones. Many graduates head to the CIA or NSA. TULSA, Okla. — Jim Thavisay is secretly stalking one of…
How I learned a language in 22 hours Joshua Foer, guardian.co.uk He’s never been good with languages, so can Joshua Foer really hope to learn Lingala in a day? “What do you know about where I come from?” That was one of the first questions I ever asked Bosco Mongousso, an Mbendjele pygmy who lives…
Do online courses spell the end for the traditional university? Carole Cadwalladr, guardian.co.uk Publishing, music, shopping, journalism – all revolutionised by the internet. Next in line? Education. Now US academics are offering world-class tuition – free – to anyone who can log on, anywhere in the world, is this the end of campus life? Tw……
Turn Your Smartphone Camera into a Pocketable Photographic Memory Adam Dachis, lifehacker.com Several apps exist to help you remember the many things you’d otherwise forget, but perhaps none are quite as useful and efficient as your camera. Typing takes time. Snapping a photo only takes a moment, and there are so many ways you ……
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